Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-26
FHR WORLD OF SPORTS
The Seattle Reds Sketch
Of the Coming Cham
pIons.
Interesting Interview with
the Manager of John l.
GuIlivan-The Pugil-
lists Plans.
Auson's View Phsnsmsses- shsesing
Festival u the California sshsst-
z,n c.ab-Lea<Be stasdisgs-

Festival u the California sshsss-
z,n c.ab-Leaxse stasdisEs.
The dssisiys histories Of shs Seattle
de over Tbs WgIamsstss make u
pfaesioasIy esrtain that The TokIas spd
sipesrnan championship psuna1s VII
bs retained Ia sbis city. Tbs william
es,ss have won tvo oui Of the three
esnes that thsy have rIayed with the
Pofslands and have deDonstEatsd their
Superiority over thAt team very cooela-
slysiy. They have alec bssten tae We
torsa zine, and althcugh base hall is 40
usoeFsAin eams,a uosid seem - tbsngh
Cur boys after dsfsstieg the yietoFs 30
handsomely ought 20 have no trouble
With sltheF the PoFtlands OF Yiotoriaa.
me P0FiIands, however, While their
batteries are not ~ trona as these OF
The WilIaneties are composed Of men
Who have had long experiences and are
ant IL do some heavy batting and hns
asIding, and Il may bo they viii take
Their Fsyesce apon the Reds" for the
defeats they have already Suffered. Bot
whateveg may be tho 70 ui's of the
sames thai are 10 e0fas the Reds" hsve
ss,oWn themselves % BE- capable Ct the
finest kind Of work. and hsys earned
poaitiou AZ the front Of amateur mines
Ia the Northwest IL not 10 the eountfy.
II h doubtful u any eity OF The Ez3 OF
seattle Ia the the United States can
boast Of a better ball team composed
exoluHlyely Of amateuGs. And IL Ia
worthy OF Femerk that the members OF
the uine are q credit 10 the city not on
Nv a. ball players bat ~ temperate and
industrio1s ciiizsns. hFief sketch Of
tue individual players will be read Sith
interest
JOHN Bx0LEY
OF Newcastle, Who played With the
rims last year as hrst base msn, ts tbs
regular catcher. lie IL q coal miner b.
trade and has a physique that u admir-
ably suited 10 this difficult position,
being about 3 II. 10 10. in hight and
weighiBQ I75 pounds. Il IL no discred
ID 10 the rest Of the team 10 say that
Bselsy IL perhaps The best ell around
PLAYER on the nine. he exccls 10 bat
ling and base running. With bis fellow
miners st ksMcasils, Begley u very pop
mar and dsssrvsdly -. Before playing
with the Reds be wss a member Of the
Newcastle nine.
John BOOTH.
The pitcher, came originally from st.
Louis, and Il nov q baggage man Is Che
Columbia a Puget Sound depot. Hts
a06lness ana bead work az critical points
are remarkable. In tho first game With
the Willamettes be accomplished the
remarkable feat Of pitching mao oui
on strikes after eve balls had been call.
ed snd no strikes. HIS ability 10 bold
TO bold a BtBe lite tie Wiilametiel
down 10 seven bits 10 two games tells
the story Of bis sail as q pitcher. H.
Is moreover a feliab's batter aud good
fieldef He Is 8 II. , Ia. in hight and
weighs ie5 pouEds.
wrLLiAaHuoH1s
Another ksveasils miaef, covers frs
base 10 a snasterly maine 10 iSsb. b.
played third base Ter the X sds. Las
year DO VAS away ard only retarneI
ab1us a month ago, Ia the two lat
games he put ont thirty min and mad
only one efrer and lngt an exeasAbl
emo. HIS bisht is 3 "a II in. aud b
weight about 100 pounds.
". A. pIoKET,
The second base man IL bstter kuoEi
as the pitcher Of the pony battery. A
pitcher be IS WoudeF. aud the spec
that be attains is remarkable e0nsieei
ing bis ske. His curves are e pnzxs
20 bat1ntn as VA shown by the Port
land gaRle Of last year, when he siruc
out twenty lao mcn w eight innings
lie hiss had considefable experiences, ia '
ing played bsll al Dartmouth an
Princeton colleges. tie vas change pit
cher upon the teams Of the last n CD
toned college. AZ secund base he ha
shown himself 10 be afst class fielder
lie tries for everything AID hiA playin
is NJ times brilliant. His hieht Is 4
10. and bis weight 100 poauds.
". BuRSEIL,
iIA Seattle boy aud be has played Wit
the Reds for the past four years. He
one Of the most reliable players Ia ih
battery. Asa catcher be is pIaeky an
earnest aud as third base man he
quick in piekisg % ball aud hi
throwing is swift and accurate. As
batter be can always be relied apon y
do bis share IN clase game. tie
about Il. : 10. IN hight aud weighs -
pounds.
". q. BuEwTIA,
Il short stop and change catcher, an,
with Dickey be makes NJ TIE homi
balteTn. lie IL 70. 10. 10 hight an,
weighs 100 pounds. lie came originall
from Mercer. Pa, aHd is a graduate o
Oserlin College where be was oasehe
OF the team. Although be is not abl'
TO give great deal OF tine to pFaesic'
on account Of bis business, being
member 81 tho Seattle Hardware Com
pany. be Is always 10 he depended upon
Asa catcher be holds Dlrksy's swii
curves Ikea veteran. and as shor
stop be eXcels. lie IL also a strong bat
ter.
VIZ iHoESEIA,
Covers left Geld IN way that leave
nothing 10 be desirsd He aa suif
runner and DIV must BE- . good way & I
60 prevent him from getting under 20
lie has tad considerable Fxp@Tisne'
having played upon The New York Col
leee team. and Upon the CHAMPION nine
of Colorado 10 1851 and lSS2 Ia tht
four years that be has been With tht
keds he hSS PLAYED in over thirty games
Tie vas oaFtain 81 the tsArn In lSs5 anC
this year acts - rsAnagsE. Thornel
stands among the hrss Ia tbs bAttiRl
list. Hts hight Is 70. 10 IN. and b,
weight - poands,
A. B IAC2ES.
Who plays centsrheld - a sou Of ex
Chief jastios Jacobs, aed u Is a nNiivs
OF Seattle. Tie has played Of and o.
fer four Seasons as second base Anc
charge pitcher. lie is = good baiyei
and ieldeg. Hs IL abon; n. IA. II
hight and weighs 100 pounds.
K.F. ckssNIL,
The right fielder. u 5 a. > 10. 10 tighI
and weighs las poands. Tie came fEOu
Galesture. Ia. and is now s.crvs&rv io
Sapi. Seeasc, % tbs Seattle, Like Saor'
and Btst.ra Railway. Cassel has hsC
considerable txTeritnee. u $40.
pitcher snd heideT. ard FAC batter.
Tbs substitutes q the uire, 4. :